The brain remembers the emotional component of an experience better than any other aspect.

The brain doesn't care about change. As the world's most sophisticated survival organ, the brain cares about loss.

Not even identical twins can have the exact same experiences, and their brains are not wired the same way.

The problem in today’s economy is that people are typically starting a family at the very time they are also supposed to be doing their best work. They are trying to be productive at some of the most stressful times of their lives. What if companies took this unhappy collision of life events seriously? They could offer Gottman’s intervention as a benefit for every newly married, or newly pregnant, employee.

I think the most incredible fact about the brain is that it is the only piece of biological real estate that can actually study itself. I can think about that for decades - I have, actually - and still be in drop dead amazement.

You can practice for 30 years and still not be a Mozart. The most lethal combination would be a Mozart who practiced for thousands of hours.

Change often involves loss, so change can be a risky experience.